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The real reason the EpiPen and other off-patents are so expensive

  • Written by Timothy Holbrook, Professor of Law, Emory University
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The rising price for EpiPens, a drug delivery system that is crucial for persons experiencing potentially life-threatening allergic reactions, has resulted in outrage. The price increase, from about US$94 for a two-pack of injectable epinephrine to more than $600 in just nine years, has members of...

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